Odds & Ends

June 13, 2020

Progress at Major Funk Zone Redevelopment

Plus: Riviera Theatre is back, now with reservable seats; rest stops are accessible once again; Ventura boat-sharing club launches; virtual reality reopens; four recent closings of note.

June 8, 2020

Carpinteria Is Getting a Big New Skate Park

Plus: The repair of the damaged Stearns Wharf sign is on hold; timeline of Montecito construction projects; the mystery of the Dorinda Triangle; 32 oceanfront acres near More Mesa are for sale; three recent closings of note.

June 4, 2020

Another Timely Mural Has Been Painted on Haley Street

Plus: San Ysidro Ranch has reopened to hotel guests, and the Four Seasons will do the same next month; Seda Custom Skin Care opened on Coast Village Road; dairy farm estate sale this weekend; two recent sales of note.

June 1, 2020

The Channel Islands Are Accessible Again

Plus: East Beach volleyball nets are back up; the prettiest volleyball court around (but it's private); Oprah is having work done; another house sold for over $10 million.

May 29, 2020

A House Finally Broke the $10 Million Barrier in 2020

Plus: First look at Santa Barbara City College's new physical education building; Montecito Association wants to get aggressive about masks; Allen Construction offers to help local businesses for free; city to enforce timed parking again.

May 24, 2020

A Big Win for Ellen and Portia

Plus: Have you walked down State Street now that it's closed to cars?; a stripped-down Jeff Shelton rental; a pair of Montecito notables have gone MIA; two more sales of note.

May 21, 2020

Update on Santa Barbara Park Projects

Plus: Montecito Fire Department to bring in sheep for grass control; checking in on two big projects on E. De La Guerra; reader asks why a certain house hasn't sold; what's next for the massive Funk Zone development.

May 19, 2020

Mountain Lions Spotted on Frontcountry Trails

Plus: Polo Club condo with impressive decor; church seeks lost ducks; vertical-kilometer challenge; Hope Ranch price cut; Los Padres campground closure extended; four recent sales of note.

May 14, 2020

A Stretching Studio Is Opening on Coast Village Road

Plus: Santa Barbara Airport now requires everyone to wear face masks; slacklining in Los Padres National Forest; new book of Hank Pitcher's paintings; Salty Brothers Soap Co. sets up shop on State Street.

May 13, 2020

Did Ellen and Portia Get Cold Feet?

Plus: Channel Islands reopening strategy in the works; house asking for twice the rent it asked for three years ago; new fire restrictions in Los Padres National Forest; Highway 101 median trees cut down; free rocks.